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Family: Branchiostomatidae



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33 species (see list below)
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Chu, Elaine

Northwest Pacific

Asymmetron inferumNishikawa, 2004

Photo by Chu, Elaine
 
Asymmetron inferum
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Chu, Elaine

Atlantic and Indo-West Pa
Max. Length 2.8 cm TL
Asymmetron lucayanumAndrews, 1893

Photo by Chu, Elaine
 
Asymmetron lucayanum
[]
No picture found
 
Branchiostoma africae
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No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm TL
 
Branchiostoma arabiae
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No picture found
 
Branchiostoma bazarutense
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Chu, Elaine

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Branchiostoma belcheriGray, 1847

Photo by Chu, Elaine
 
Branchiostoma belcheri
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No picture found

Max. Length 3.4 cm TL
 
Branchiostoma bennetti
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No picture found
 
Branchiostoma bermudae
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Chu, Elaine

Eastern Central Pacific a

Branchiostoma californienseAndrews, 1893

Photo by Chu, Elaine
 
Branchiostoma californiense
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No picture found
 
Branchiostoma capense
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No picture found
 
Branchiostoma caribaeum
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No picture found
 
Branchiostoma elongatum
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Chu, Elaine

Western Central Atlantic

Branchiostoma floridaeHubbs, 1922

Photo by Chu, Elaine
 
Branchiostoma floridae
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No picture found
 
Branchiostoma gambiense
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No picture found
 
Branchiostoma indicum
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No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Branchiostoma japonicum
[Japanese lancelet]

Chu, Elaine

Northeast Atlantic, Weste

Branchiostoma lanceolatum(Pallas, 1774)

Photo by Chu, Elaine
 
Branchiostoma lanceolatum
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No picture found
 
Branchiostoma leonense
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No picture found
 
Branchiostoma longirostrum
[Shellhash lancelet]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.7 cm TL
 
Branchiostoma malayanum
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No picture found

Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
 
Branchiostoma minucauda
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No picture found

Max. Length 2.9 cm TL
 
Branchiostoma mortonense
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No picture found
 
Branchiostoma nigeriense
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No picture found
 
Branchiostoma platae
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No picture found
 
Branchiostoma senegalense
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No picture found
 
Branchiostoma tattersalli
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No picture found
 
Branchiostoma virginiae
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No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Epigonichthys australis
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No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm TL
 
Epigonichthys bassanus
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No picture found
 
Epigonichthys cingalensis
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Chu, Elaine

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 3.4 cm TL
Epigonichthys cultellusPeters, 1877

Photo by Chu, Elaine
 
Epigonichthys cultellus
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No picture found

Max. Length 2.2 cm TL
 
Epigonichthys hectori
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No picture found

Max. Length 2.6 cm TL
 
Epigonichthys maldivensis
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